US 12,235,966 B2
Secure motherboard replacement system and method
Mahesh Babu Ramaiah, Bangalore (IN); and Kalyani Korubilli, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/814,252.
Prior Publication US 2024/0028732 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/575 (2013.01) [G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 2221/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to:
during a bootstrap process, obtain a remodeled vendor tracking certificate from a replacement motherboard, the remodeled vendor tracking certificate comprising inventory information associated with a previous motherboard;
determine that the vendor tracking certificate includes information indicating that the replacement motherboard has replaced a previous motherboard; and
when it is determined that the motherboard has replaced a previous motherboard:
compare the inventory information with one or more devices installed with the replacement motherboard;
when the comparison fails, generate an alert message indicating that an inventory associated with the previous motherboard does not match a current inventory associated with the replacement motherboard; and
when the comparison succeeds, allow the bootstrap process to complete.